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Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2004

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2004 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Bourne Supremacy Jul 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $176,087,450 28,355,466
2 Meet the Fockers Dec 22, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $162,461,370 26,161,251
3 National Treasure Nov 19, 2004 Adventure PG $154,522,305 24,882,818
4 50 First Dates Feb 13, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $120,776,832 19,448,765
5 Dodgeball: A True Underdog … Jun 18, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $114,326,736 18,410,102
6 The Village Jul 30, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $114,197,520 18,389,294
7 The Grudge Oct 22, 2004 Horror PG-13 $110,359,362 17,771,233
8 Ocean's Twelve Dec 10, 2004 Adventure PG-13 $107,006,344 17,231,295
9 Collateral Aug 6, 2004 Action R $100,170,152 16,130,459
10 The Princess Diaries 2: Roy… Aug 11, 2004 Romantic Comedy G $95,149,435 15,321,970
11 Along Came Polly Jan 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $88,073,507 14,182,529
12 Mean Girls Apr 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $86,047,227 13,856,236
13 The Notebook Jun 25, 2004 Drama PG-13 $81,001,787 13,043,766
14 Man on Fire Apr 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $77,906,816 12,545,380
15 Garfield: The Movie Jun 11, 2004 Adventure PG $75,367,693 12,136,504
16 Ladder 49 Oct 1, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $73,870,841 11,895,465
17 Christmas with the Kranks Nov 24, 2004 Comedy PG $73,077,009 11,767,634
18 White Chicks Jun 23, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $69,148,997 11,135,104
19 The Forgotten Sep 24, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $66,711,892 10,742,655
20 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Apr 16, 2004 Action R $66,207,920 10,661,500
21 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Feb 6, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $65,070,412 10,478,327
22 The Stepford Wives Jun 11, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $59,475,623 9,577,395
23 Without a Paddle Aug 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $58,107,982 9,357,162
24 Big Fish Dec 10, 2003 Drama PG-13 $57,978,659 9,336,338
25 Shall We Dance? Oct 15, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $57,149,868 9,202,877
26 13 Going On 30 Apr 23, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $57,139,723 9,201,243
27 Saw Oct 29, 2004 Horror R $55,153,403 8,881,385
28 Cheaper by the Dozen Dec 25, 2003 Comedy PG $52,994,449 8,533,727
29 A Cinderella Story Jul 16, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG $51,438,175 8,283,119
30 Walking Tall Apr 2, 2004 Action PG-13 $46,213,824 7,441,839
31 Napoleon Dynamite Jun 11, 2004 Comedy PG $44,411,050 7,151,537
32 Something's Gotta Give Dec 12, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $43,473,566 7,000,574
33 You Got Served Jan 30, 2004 Drama PG-13 $40,066,497 6,451,931
34 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of … Nov 12, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $39,877,945 6,421,569
35 The Ladykillers Mar 26, 2004 Black Comedy R $39,692,139 6,391,648
36 Raising Helen May 28, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $37,485,528 6,036,316
37 Taxi Oct 6, 2004 Action PG-13 $36,362,287 5,855,440
38 Mystic River Oct 8, 2003 Drama R $35,834,806 5,770,500
39 Fat Albert Dec 25, 2004 Comedy PG $33,325,622 5,366,444
40 Team America: World Police Oct 15, 2004 Comedy R $32,749,828 5,273,724
41 Taking Lives Mar 19, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $32,682,342 5,262,857
42 Cellular Sep 10, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $32,003,620 5,153,561
43 Anacondas: The Hunt for the… Aug 27, 2004 Horror PG-13 $31,526,393 5,076,713
44 Johnson Family Vacation Apr 7, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $31,203,964 5,024,792
45 Spanglish Dec 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $31,001,588 4,992,204
46 Open Water Aug 6, 2004 Horror R $30,500,882 4,911,575
47 Confessions of a Teenage Dr… Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $29,331,068 4,723,199
48 The Prince & Me Apr 2, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG $28,165,882 4,535,568
49 After the Sunset Nov 12, 2004 Action PG-13 $28,113,925 4,527,202
50 Closer Dec 17, 2004 Drama R $27,460,754 4,422,021
51 Garden State Jul 28, 2004 Drama R $26,754,251 4,308,252
52 Jersey Girl Mar 26, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $25,266,129 4,068,619
53 Twisted Feb 27, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $25,195,050 4,057,173
54 Sideways Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $22,404,206 3,607,762
55 Mr. 3000 Sep 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $21,800,302 3,510,515
56 Torque Jan 16, 2004 Action PG-13 $21,176,322 3,410,035
57 Little Black Book Aug 6, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $20,422,207 3,288,600
58 Harold & Kumar Go to White … Jul 30, 2004 Comedy R $18,225,165 2,934,809
59 Laws of Attraction Apr 30, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $17,848,322 2,874,125
60 Eurotrip Feb 20, 2004 Comedy R $17,718,223 2,853,176
61 My Baby's Daddy Jan 9, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $17,321,573 2,789,303
62 Seed of Chucky Nov 12, 2004 Horror R $17,016,190 2,740,127
63 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Jan 23, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,980,098 2,734,315
64 Wimbledon Sep 17, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $16,862,585 2,715,392
65 Catch That Kid Feb 6, 2004 Adventure PG $16,703,799 2,689,822
66 Darkness Dec 25, 2004 Horror PG-13 $16,626,820 2,677,426
67 The Whole Ten Yards Apr 9, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $16,323,969 2,628,658
68 Paparazzi Sep 3, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,712,072 2,530,124
69 The Life Aquatic with Steve… Dec 25, 2004 Comedy R $14,794,828 2,382,419
70 The Girl Next Door Apr 9, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $14,589,444 2,349,346
71 Welcome to Mooseport Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $14,469,428 2,330,020
72 New York Minute May 7, 2004 Comedy PG $14,018,364 2,257,385
73 Soul Plane May 28, 2004 Comedy R $13,922,211 2,241,901
74 Envy Apr 30, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $13,548,322 2,181,694
75 Alfie Nov 5, 2004 Comedy R $13,386,312 2,155,605
76 Wicker Park Sep 3, 2004 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $13,001,257 2,093,600
77 Lost in Translation Sep 12, 2003 Drama R $12,998,892 2,093,219
78 I Heart Huckabees Oct 1, 2004 Comedy R $12,596,975 2,028,498
79 Breakin' All the Rules May 14, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,232,382 1,969,787
80 Chasing Liberty Jan 9, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $12,189,514 1,962,884
81 The Cookout Sep 3, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $11,540,112 1,858,311
82 Surviving Christmas Oct 22, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $11,198,345 1,803,276
83 Raise Your Voice Oct 8, 2004 Drama PG $10,411,980 1,676,647
84 The Perfect Score Jan 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $10,387,706 1,672,738
85 In America Nov 26, 2003 Drama PG-13 $10,233,765 1,647,949
86 Sleepover Jul 9, 2004 Comedy PG $9,408,183 1,515,005
87 First Daughter Sep 24, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG $9,055,010 1,458,133
88 21 Grams Nov 21, 2003 Drama R $8,976,536 1,445,496
89 Saved! Jun 11, 2004 Black Comedy PG-13 $8,886,160 1,430,943
90 Suspect Zero Aug 27, 2004 Horror R $8,712,564 1,402,989
91 Connie and Carla Apr 16, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $8,047,525 1,295,897
92 House of Sand and Fog Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $7,621,822 1,227,346
93 Woman Thou Art Loosed Oct 1, 2004 Drama R $6,879,730 1,107,847
94 Maria Full of Grace Jul 16, 2004 Drama R $6,529,624 1,051,469
95 The Big Bounce Jan 30, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $6,471,394 1,042,092
96 The Cooler Dec 19, 2003 Drama R $6,407,656 1,031,828
97 Before Sunset Jul 2, 2004 Drama R $5,792,822 932,821
98 The Clearing Jul 2, 2004 Drama R $5,763,875 928,160
99 Never Die Alone Mar 26, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $5,644,575 908,949
100 Club Dread Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $5,001,655 805,419
101 Birth Oct 29, 2004 Drama R $4,763,525 767,073
102 Spartan Mar 12, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $4,357,745 701,730
103 A Day Without a Mexican May 14, 2004 Comedy R $4,180,870 673,247
104 The Door in the Floor Jul 14, 2004 Drama R $3,835,551 617,641
105 Les invasions barbares May 9, 2003 Drama R $3,501,357 563,825
106 Camping Sauvage Jul 16, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $3,479,302 560,274
107 Bad Santa Nov 26, 2003 Black Comedy R $3,150,732 507,364
108 Stuck On You Dec 12, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $3,111,335 501,020
109 Veer-Zaara Nov 12, 2004 Drama Not Rated $2,874,425 462,870
110 Monsieur Ibrahim Feb 13, 2004 Drama R $2,824,365 454,809
111 Cidade de Deus Jan 17, 2003 Drama R $2,770,844 446,190
112 Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul ge… Apr 2, 2004 Drama R $2,380,788 383,379
113 Confidences trop intimes Jul 30, 2004 Drama R $2,106,677 339,239
114 Love Actually Nov 7, 2003 Romantic Comedy R $2,042,363 328,882
115 We Don't Live Here Anymore Aug 13, 2004 Drama R $2,037,545 328,107
116 Coffee and Cigarettes May 14, 2004 Comedy R $1,971,135 317,413
117 The Company Dec 25, 2003 Drama PG-13 $1,965,572 316,517
118 La Grande Seduction Jun 18, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $1,805,592 290,755
119 Main Hoon Na Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,722,453 277,367
120 Io non ho paura Apr 9, 2004 Drama R $1,615,118 260,083
121 The Blue Butterfly Feb 20, 2004 Drama PG $1,610,194 259,290
122 Honey Dec 5, 2003 Drama PG-13 $1,456,064 234,470
123 Gothika Nov 21, 2003 Horror R $1,363,734 219,602
124 A Dirty Shame Sep 17, 2004 Comedy NC-17 $1,339,668 215,727
125 Monica La Mitraille Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,182,372 190,398
126 The Best Two Years Feb 20, 2004 Comedy PG $1,163,450 187,351
127 The Work and the Glory Nov 24, 2004 Drama PG $1,160,255 186,836
128 Osama Jan 30, 2004 Drama PG-13 $1,127,331 181,534
129 Million Dollar Baby Jan 21, 2005 Drama PG-13 $1,113,566 179,318
130 Nicotina Aug 20, 2004 Black Comedy R $1,109,100 178,599
131 The Station Agent Oct 3, 2003 Drama R $1,097,765 176,773
132 The Mother May 28, 2004 Drama R $1,062,253 171,055
133 Swades Dec 17, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,060,549 170,780
134 Le Dernier Tunnel Mar 26, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,057,599 170,305
135 School of Rock Oct 3, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $1,029,147 165,724
136 Silver City Sep 17, 2004 Black Comedy R $1,017,376 163,828
137 The Machinist Oct 22, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $1,004,511 161,757
138 Criminal Sep 10, 2004 Drama R $929,233 149,634
139 Intermission Mar 19, 2004 Comedy R $889,857 143,294
140 Latter Days Jan 30, 2004 Drama R $833,118 134,157
141 Hum Tum May 28, 2004 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $796,641 128,283
142 The Legend of Johnny Lingo Aug 29, 2003 Adventure G $699,304 112,609
143 Red Lights Aug 20, 2004 Drama Not Rated $634,064 102,103
144 Khakee Jan 23, 2004 Drama Not Rated $587,877 94,666
145 Love Me If You Dare May 19, 2004 Romantic Comedy R $548,707 88,358
146 Facing Windows Jun 18, 2004 Drama R $541,682 87,227
147 The Return Feb 6, 2004 Drama PG-13 $501,752 80,797
148 Alexandra's Project Dec 19, 2003 Drama Not Rated $490,749 79,025
149 Shaolin Soccer Apr 2, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $488,872 78,723
150 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Oct 10, 2003 Action R $443,078 71,349
151 Scary Movie 3 Oct 24, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $436,687 70,319
152 Runaway Jury Oct 17, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $418,399 67,375
153 Knafayim Shvurot Mar 12, 2004 Drama R $405,818 65,349
154 National Lampoon's Gold Dig… Sep 17, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $392,000 63,123
155 Highwaymen Feb 13, 2004 Horror R $367,027 59,102
156 The Brown Bunny Aug 27, 2004 Drama Not Rated $365,984 58,934
157 How to Get the Man's Foot O… May 28, 2004 Comedy R $365,248 58,816
158 She Hate Me Jul 30, 2004 Comedy R $365,134 58,797
159 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Jun 18, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $358,804 57,778
160 Enduring Love Oct 29, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $349,117 56,218
161 Since Otar Left Apr 30, 2004 Drama Not Rated $344,974 55,551
162 Nez Rouge Nov 28, 2003 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $326,706 52,609
163 Ju-On: The Grudge Jul 23, 2004 Horror R $325,661 52,441
164 Under the Tuscan Sun Sep 26, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $278,502 44,847
165 The Reckoning Mar 5, 2004 Drama R $256,620 41,323
166 Los novios búlgaros Apr 30, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $249,530 40,181
167 Dhoom Aug 27, 2004 Action Not Rated $245,756 39,574
168 In Good Company Dec 29, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $225,031 36,236
169 Tais Toi Mar 26, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $205,358 33,068
170 The Snow Walker Mar 26, 2004 Adventure Not Rated $201,149 32,391
171 The Woodsman Dec 24, 2004 Drama R $197,623 31,823
172 Crimson Gold Jan 16, 2004 Drama Not Rated $147,844 23,807
173 Undertow Oct 22, 2004 Drama R $124,171 19,995
174 Pieces of April Oct 17, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $121,992 19,644
175 Distant Mar 12, 2004 Drama Not Rated $95,299 15,346
176 Underworld Sep 19, 2003 Action R $78,026 12,564
177 Hollywood Buddha Sep 24, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $72,115 11,612
178 Cachorro Nov 5, 2004 Comedy R $66,096 10,643
179 Cavale Jan 30, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $64,796 10,434
180 The Inheritance Jul 9, 2004 Drama Not Rated $63,886 10,287
181 Twist May 21, 2004 Drama R $50,968 8,207
182 Freaky Friday Aug 6, 2003 Comedy PG $41,933 6,752
183 Poco più di un anno fa Apr 2, 2004 Drama Not Rated $41,703 6,715
184 Close Your Eyes Apr 23, 2004 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $39,381 6,341
185 Father and Son Jun 18, 2004 Drama Not Rated $38,150 6,143
186 Sex is Comedy Oct 20, 2004 Comedy Not Rated $37,212 5,992
187 Dirty Pretty Things Jul 18, 2003 Drama R $36,553 5,886
188 A Tale of Two Sisters Dec 3, 2004 Horror R $35,710 5,750
189 Cowboys and Angels Sep 17, 2004 Comedy PG $33,700 5,426
190 Anatomie de l'enfer Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $33,433 5,383
191 Intolerable Cruelty Oct 10, 2003 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $31,380 5,053
192 Chooch Aug 27, 2004 Comedy R $30,792 4,958
193 The Bread, My Sweet Nov 22, 2002 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $27,957 4,501
194 A Foreign Affair May 7, 2004 Comedy PG-13 $27,516 4,430
195 Shade Apr 9, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $25,032 4,030
196 Incantato Sep 24, 2004 Drama Not Rated $22,758 3,664
197 The Burial Society May 28, 2004 Thriller/Suspense R $20,580 3,314
198 The Human Stain Oct 31, 2003 Drama R $19,777 3,184
199 Kal Ho Naa Ho Nov 26, 2003 Drama Not Rated $19,545 3,147
200 Out of Time Oct 3, 2003 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $16,104 2,593
201 Anything But Love Nov 14, 2003 Musical Not Rated $12,693 2,043
202 Perfect Opposites Feb 6, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $11,329 1,824
203 The Singing Detective Oct 24, 2003 Comedy R $9,142 1,472
204 The Holy Land Jul 11, 2003 Drama R $7,903 1,272
205 Carnage Sep 5, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,455 1,200
206 Millenium Mambo Dec 31, 2003 Drama Not Rated $7,234 1,164
207 Love Object Feb 13, 2004 Horror R $6,028 970
208 The Son Jan 10, 2003 Drama Not Rated $4,463 718
209 Dolls Dec 10, 2004 Drama Not Rated $4,067 654
210 Conspiracy of Silence Dec 3, 2004 Drama Not Rated $2,598 418
211 Swing Jun 18, 2004 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,509 404
212 On the Downlow May 28, 2004 Drama Not Rated $1,987 319
213 Across The Sea of Time Oct 20, 1995 Adventure G $1,965 316
214 Babí léto Aug 22, 2003 Comedy PG-13 $1,846 297
215 What Boys Like Feb 27, 2004 Comedy R $955 153
Total Gross of All Movies$4,026,604,123
Total Tickets Sold648,406,356

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2004. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2004. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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